ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Monday: 8 shares you missed

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished higher on Monday. Here’s a short recap of the Australian market: S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.04% to 6,135.30 ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) up 0.30% to 6,235.00 AUD/USD at US 75 cents Gold at US$1,320.75 an ounce Brent Oil at US$77.30 a barrel The large rise of today belonged to Specialty Fashion Group Ltd (ASX: SFH), it went up 58% after announcing it was selling all of its brands, except the profitable City Chic chain. Telco Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) dropped 5% today after confirming…

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Telstra Limited and TPG Telecom Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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